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AYUSH
Cabinet approves establishment of the National Institute of Sowa Rigpa  at Leh
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the establishment of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH and to create the post of Director in Level -14  to oversee implementation of the project from the construction stage itself.
Consequent to the formation of Ladakh as Union Territory and for the promotion of native culture of Ladakh, it has been decided by the Government of India to promote Sowa-Rigpa system of medicine by establishing a National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa  at Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh at an estimated cost of Rs.47.25 crore.
Sowa-Rigpa is a Traditional Medical system of the Himalayan belt in India. It has been popularly practiced in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling , Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Ladakh and now all over India.
The setting up of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa would provide an impetus for the revival of Sowa-Rigpa in the Indian Sub-continent. The Institute will also provide opportunities for students of Sowa-Rigpa not only in India but also from other countries.
The Institute will be an autonomous National Institute under Ministry of AYUSH with the mandate to undertake interdisciplinary education and research programmes in Sowa-Rigpa in collaboration with premier national and international Institutes and facilitate integration of different systems of medicine.
After setting up of NISR, the synergy among the existing Sowa Rigpa Institutions - Central University of Tibetan Studies. Sarnath, Varanasi and Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh. which are under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture and NISR will be established.
This will facilitate quality education, scientific validation, quality control & standardization and safety evaluation of Sowa-Rigpa products, standardized Sowa-Rigpa based tertiary health delivery and to promote interdisciplinary research & education of Sowa-Rigpa at undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral levels.
The National Institute of Sowa Rigpa would identify the best Sowa-Rigpa treatment – including their standard procedures-within the framework of traditional Sowa-Rigpa principle and possible co-relation with bio-molecular western medicine in providing health care facilities to the general public.
Objective
The objective is to establish the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa  as an apex Institute for Sowa-Rigpa with aim of bringing a valid and useful synergy between Traditional Wisdom of Sowa-Rigpa and modern science, tools and technology. It will help to promote interdisciplinary research & education of Sowa-Rigpa.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Secretary & Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defence for Strategic Affairs discuss ways to enhance bilateral defence cooperation
5th India – Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation held in New Delhi
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defence for Strategic Affairs Mr Ahmed A Aseeri called on Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar in New Delhi on June 30, 2022. They discussed ways to enhance defence cooperation between the two countries. The Deputy Minister briefed the Defence Secretary about the 5th meeting of India – Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation  that was held on June 29, 2022.
The JCDC meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary  Shri Dinesh Kumar and Mr Ahmed A Aseeri. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the progress made in military-to-military engagements, including joint exercises, expert exchanges and industry cooperation. It was decided to identify new avenues and examine areas of mutual interest for Joint Venture in order to enhance defence industry cooperation. Enhancing the scope and complexities of the existing joint naval exercises and expanding bilateral exercises in other domains were also discussed.
It was agreed to hold the next meeting of JCDC in Saudi Arabia on mutually convenient dates in 2023. The JCDC is the apex body between the Defence Ministries of India and Saudi Arabia to comprehensively review & guide all aspects of bilateral defence cooperation.
The Deputy Minister also interacted with the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee . A Defence Industry interaction was also organised for the delegation in which a number of Indian defence industries participated.
Special Service and Features
Union Government will not interfere in media freedom: Union Minister of State Dr L. Murugan
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L. Murugan said that the Union Government will not interfere in media freedom. He said that it is the duty of the media to convey the news honestly to the people. He was visiting the Indian Institute of Mass Communication  at Pampadi, Kottayam.
The minister reminded the students that in this age of fake news, media students should handle news very carefully. He said students should try to identify fake news. He said that even though media have many rights, they should not forget their duties.
Dr L. Murugan also visited the IIMC campus earlier. The Union Minister of State also released a book on Mannath Padmanabhan. He said that he is delighted to release the book on Mannath Padmanabhan's 146th birth anniversary,
Shri Jose K. Mani MP, Shri. Thomas Chazhikkadan MP, IIMC Director Dr. S. Anil Kumar and IIMC Registrar Dr. Radhakrishnan addressed the event.
The minister will visit Kochi fishing harbor tomorrow and will go to Kodungallur in the evening. He will return to New Delhi on Wednesday.
Prime Minister's Office
PM’s message on National Handloom Day
Following is the text of Prime Minister’s message on National Handloom Day.
"On National Handloom Day, we salute all those associated with our vibrant handloom and handicrafts sector. They have made commendable efforts to preserve the indigenous crafts of our nation. Let us all be #Vocal4Handmade and strengthen efforts towards an Aatmanirbhar Bharat."
Ministry of Coal
Screening of short film on Freedom Struggle & Painting Competition Held As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav “Iconic Week” Celebrations of Coal Ministry
To celebrate and commemorate the 75 years of Independence and as India enters into the Amrit Kaal, Ministry of Coal is organizing special events and programmes throughout the country from7th to 11th March, 2022, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ Iconic Week celebrations.
As the celebrations of the Iconic Week entered its third day today, a short film on “Indian Freedom Struggle” was screened for officials of Ministry of Coal.
Painting Competition for school children of the Ministry Officials/employees on the theme-“Freedom Struggle or India’s future @75 years was also organized in the Ministry.
During the second leg of the day, a talk on “Net Zero Emissions’” was given by Dr. J R Bhatt, Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in the presence of Secretary  and other senior officers of the Ministry and CPSUs through virtual mode.
AKAM Iconic week celebrations of the Ministry will continue till 11th March 2022 with a series of events and activities planned for the week.
Government of India is celebrating 75 years of Indian Independence “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to mark 75 years of progressive India and its elegant history. The official journey of AKAM commenced on 12th March, 2021 which kick-started a 75-week countdown to our 75th anniversary of independence and will end on 15th August 2023.
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||Agreement
||Signatories
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|Indian side
||German side
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|AT THE LEADER’S LEVEL
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|1.
||JDI on Green and Sustainable Development Partnership
||Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
||Mr Olaf Scholz, Chancellor
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|OTHER AGREEMENTS
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|2.
||JDI on the implementation of Triangular Development Cooperation projects in Third Countries
||Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
||Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
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|3.
||JDI on the establishment of an agreement on the exchange and mutual protection of classified information and on the establishment of an agreement to establish a direct encrypted connection between MEA and German Foreign Office
||Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
||Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister
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|4.
||Indo-German Development Cooperation
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Regarding
Renewable Energy Partnership
|Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
||Minister Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
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|5.
||Joint Declaration on the Initialing of the Agreement on a Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership
||Shri Vinay Kwatra, Foreign Secretary
||Mahmut Oezdemir
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Parliamentary St. Secretary, Ministry of Interior
|6.
||JDI on continuation of cooperation in the field of advanced training of corporate executives and junior executives from India
||Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
||State Secretary Udo Philip, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
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|VIRTUAL SIGNING
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|7.
||Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force
||Shri R.K. Singh, Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy
||Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
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|8.
||JDI on Agroecology
||Shri Narendra Singh Tomar , Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
||Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
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|9.
||JDI on Forest Landscape Restoration
||Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment Forest & Climate Change
||Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister
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for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Special Campaign 2.0-Ministry of Road transport and Highways accomplishes its objectives coordinating with all its offices
As part of the “Special Campaign 2.0”, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  undertook various activities all over the country, which included “Swachhta Abhiyan”  at various toll plazas, disposing pending files, weeding out scrap and making roads pothole-free.
The campaign, which started on 2nd October, was inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call to make working places clean and clear pendency of files in order to provide better services to the people. The activities took place at HQ and field offices of MoRTH, NHAI, NHIDCL, IRC and IAHE.
As part of the campaign, 667 out of a target of 694 MP references, 1042 out of 1,049 Public Grievances, 15 out of 16 PMO references, 35 out of 59 Parliamentary assurances, 28 out of 28 State Government references were disposed of while 12,612 physical files, which were identified for weeding, were weeded out. The status of the Special Campaign drive was continuously disseminated on MoRTH Social Media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Koo.
Cleanliness campaigns were carried out at 2,466 locations, which include toll plazas, Regional Offices & PIU/PMUs of MoRTH/NHAI/NHIDCL. The Ministry earned Rs 7.09 lakh by disposing scrap during the campaign. As much as 1,936 sq ft space was freed after files were weeded out and scraps were disposed.
Throughout the campaign period, reports were pouring in from different parts of the country, where officials and workers were seen to be working in tandem to ensure cleanliness at various toll plazas and Way Side Amenities.
As part of the campaign, monitoring of disposal of pending MP references, Public Grievances, record management of files etc was being done by MoRTH on a daily basis through a dedicated portal. Efforts were made for their quality disposal through coordination among different offices.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari himself inspected the Ministry premises and gave necessary instructions. MoS RTH General  V.K. Singh and Secretary MoRTH Smt Alka Upadhyaya also held review meetings to see the progress of the campaign.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Government of India is supporting ninety eight  projects for improvement of rice  and wheat  through application of biotechnology in agriculture
Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Government of India through its various agencies is supporting ninety eight  projects for improvement of rice  and wheat  through application of biotechnology in agriculture.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Government of India has been supporting application of biotechnology tool in the areas of agriculture and allied sectors through extra mural research grants provided by the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture Research and Education/ India Council of Agriculture Research, National Agriculture Sciences Fund  and Science and Engineering Research Board .
Dr Jitendra Singh also clarified that the Government of India has not approved commercial cultivation of genetically Modified  rice and wheat in the country. He added that the Centre has received applications for the commercial release of food crops GM mustard and Bt-brinjal under the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee  as per provisions of the rules for the manufacture, use/import/export and storage of hazardous microorganisms/ genetically engineered organisms or cells, 1989 of the Environment Protection Act .
The Government of India through GEAC has received feedback from multiple stakeholders for these crops. GEAC has advised the developer to conduct additional studies for the assessment of impact on environment and health.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
197.84 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,09,568
Active cases stand at 0.25%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.54%
14,684 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,28,51,590
17,092 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
86.32 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,12,570 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah greets scientists on National Technology Day
On National Technology Day, I pay tribute to the visionary and brilliant scientists and their unrelenting efforts to make India a nuclear power
Pokhran Test serves as a shining example of India’s scientific ability and vision of the NDA govt under Late Atal Ji’s leadership
Today, our progress in the field of science and technology under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been rapid and his policies have laid the ground through policies such as Digital India and the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign
India’s strides in the field of technology and digitalisation is truly remarkable
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our technocrats showed that they can rise to any challenge, developing essential equipment such as PPE Kits, Masks and multiple COVID vaccines in a record time
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has greeted scientists on National Technology Day. In his tweets Shri Amit Shah said, “On National Technology Day, I pay tribute to the visionary and brilliant scientists and their unrelenting efforts to make India a nuclear power. The Pokhran Test serves as a shining example of India’s scientific ability and vision of the NDA govt under Late Atal Ji’s leadership.”
Shri Amit Shah said today, “Our progress in the field of science and technology under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been rapid and his policies have laid the ground through policies such as Digital India and the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign.”
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that “India’s strides in the field of technology and digitalisation is truly remarkable. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our technocrats showed that they can rise to any challenge, developing essential equipment such as PPE Kits, Masks and multiple COVID vaccines in a record time.”
Ministry of Defence
Seminar on Planning, Design and Construction of Long-Span Bridges
A two-day seminar has been organised by Indian Institute of Bridge Engineers  duly supported by Border Roads Organisation  on the ‘Planning, Design and Construction of Long-span bridges’ beginning here today. It was inaugurated by Minister of State  for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh.
Dr. Singh in his inaugural address highlighted that in overall development of nation connectivity plays a vital role. He expressed his appreciation that IIBE and BRO have taken the initiative to organise this Seminar on such a vital and important topic. Director General Border Roads  Lt Gen Harpal Singh highlighted that the topic of the Seminar is a vital subject in today’s context to give due boost to the pace of development of infrastructure in the country.
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen DevrajAnbu expressed the need for development of road infrastructure in North and North East of the nation for efficient and speedy mobilisation of strategic resources along the border. Therefore, the seminar on long span bridges is an apt theme to be deliberated by the fraternity of Bridge Engineers.
Construction of bridges across water bodies having widespread water ways, excessive depths of flow, high velocities of current and bouldery riverbed has always been a challenging task for the fraternity of Engineers. Long Span bridges have a significant role to play at such difficult locations especially to facilitate safe and sustainable connectivity with least disturbance to the natural settings of the area and ecology.
Engineer-in-Chief Lt Gen SK Shrivastava, MD NHIDCL Shri NN Sinha, MD, National High Speed Rail Corporation Shri AchalKhare and Chairman Technical Committee of Indian Institute of Bridge Engineers Shri Mahesh Tandon also shared the dais with Minister. The seminar is being attended by more than 400 delegates, all dealing with the specialised subject.
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Ministry of Finance
DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit Foils Smuggling Attempt: 306 Live Exotic Animals Seized from Thailand
In a significant operation, the DRI Mumbai Zonal unit successfully apprehended 306 live exotic animals that were being smuggled into India from Thailand via the Air Cargo Complex in Mumbai. The seizure took place in clear violation of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora .
A consignment, declared to contain live ornamental fishes was intercepted by officers of DRI at 4 am on 28th July at the Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai and a total of 100 turtles ,62 tortoises ,110 snails ,30 juvenile crabs and 4 sting ray fishes which were concealed with the declared ornamental fishes, were recovered. The tortoises and turtles recovered belong to the species Greek Tortoise, Red Footed Tortoise, Asian Spurred Tortoise, Yellow Spotted Turtle, Albino Redear Slider Turtle, Asian/Chinese Leaf Turtle and Red bellied Short Head Turtle. Further action under wildlife law for rehabilitation of the exotic animals is being taken in consultation with officials of the Wildlife Crime Control bureau  and the Chief Wildlife Warden of Maharashtra.
Source: DRI Mumbai
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Natural Farming System
Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati , is introduced as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana  since 2020-21 for the promotion of traditional indigenous practices including natural farming. The scheme mainly emphasises on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching; use of cow dung-urine formulations; plant based preparations and time to time working of soil for aeration. Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200/ha for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous handholding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis.
Until now, under natural farming an area of 4.09 lakh ha area has been covered and a total fund of Rs. 4587.17 lakh has been released in 8 States across the country including the State of Tamil Nadu
The State –wise details of funds released under BPKP
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Sl. No.
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States
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Area in Ha
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Amount released 
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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|
100000
|
|
750.00
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2.
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Chhattisgarh
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85000
|
|
1352.52
|
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3.
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Kerala
|
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84000
|
|
1336.60
|
|
4.
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Himachal Pradesh
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|
12000
|
|
286.42
|
|
5
|
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Jharkhand
|
|
3400
|
|
54.10
|
|
6.
|
|
Odisha
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|
24000
|
|
381.89
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|
7.
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Madhya Pradesh
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|
99000
|
|
393.82
|
|
8.
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Tamil Nadu
|
|
2000
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|
31.82
|
|
Total
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|
409400
|
|
4587.17
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Cooperation
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, M/o Cooperation is committed to the overall development and prosperity of Cooperative sector and the people associated with it
In this direction, M/o Cooperation has approved and released a one-time grant-in-aid of Rs.30 crore to establish Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management  as a Centre of Excellence for Cooperative Education and Training
This grant will be used for creating essential infrastructure for students and trainees
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, M/o Cooperation is committed to the overall development and prosperity of Cooperative sector and the people associated with it. In furtherance to this, under the able leadership and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, a one-time grant-in-aid of Rs.30 crore has been approved and released by the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India to establish Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management  as a Centre of Excellence for Cooperative Education and Training. This grant will be used for construction of new hostel and cafeteria for students and trainees, providing cooperative training to international trainees as per the MoU, world class hostel, construction of training room and installation of lift in management education buildingand to create necessary infrastructure.
Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management , Pune, Maharashtra
VAMNICOM, established in the year 1967, is an apex Centre for Cooperative Management Training, Research and consultancy working under the aegis of National Council for Cooperative Training, is promoted by the M/o Cooperation, Government of India. The Institute organizes cooperative training programs for the Presidents/Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers/Members of the Board of Directors of State and National Cooperative Federations and high-level officials of the State and Central Government. It also organizes training programs for cooperative sector officials from SAARC countries, Ethiopia, Mauritius and other countries.
In addition to the above cooperative training programs, VAMNICOM also conducts long-term diploma courses like PG Diploma in Cooperative Business Management , PG Diploma in Agri Business Management  and Diploma in Computer Operations Management .
The approved grant-in-aid will provide state-of-the-art facilities to the participants and students of the seminars, besides the national and international level teaching and training programs to be conducted at VAMNICOM. In addition, VAMNICOM will play an active role in strengthening the cooperative movement by training more and more personnel in the cooperative sector.